# cornea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ · frequency rank #31,492

## Definitions
1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

## Etymology
From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”).

## Easily confused with
- **corny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corny)
- **coyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-coyne)
- **corner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corner)
- **cortex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cortex)
- **corona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corona)
- **Cortez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cortez)
- **corset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corset)
- **Correa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-correa)
- **Cortes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cortes)
- **cornet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cornet)
- **corned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corned)
- **corners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corners)
- **Cornell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cornell)
- **coroner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-coroner)
- **corneal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-corneal)
- **Cornelia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cornelia)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/core-vs-cornea)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corn-vs-cornea)
- **cone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cone-vs-cornea)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cora-vs-cornea)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccornea`, `conrea`, `corena`, `cornae`, `cornnea`, `corrnea`, `cronea`, `ocrnea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cornea